List of U.S. state and territory nicknames
The following is a table of U.S. state and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames, and other traditional nicknames for individual states and territories of the United States (and the District of Columbia).
State and territory nicknames
Current official state and territory nicknames are highlighted in bold. A state nickname is not to be confused with an official state motto.
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Notes
- A. ^ No official nickname
References
- ↑ "Emblems Index". State of Alabama. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- 1 2 Introduction to Alabama, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Alabama does not have an official nickname.
- ↑ "Heart of Dixie". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2004-06-29. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Last Frontier State, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Alaska Division of Economic Development (2010-12-21). "Alaska Division of Economic Development". Alaska Division of Economic Development. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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- ↑ http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_AMSA.html Worldlicenseplates.com. American Samoa. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.factretriever.com/american-samoa-facts American Samoa Facts. Factretriever.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Introduction to Arizona, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Ariz. HB 2549 Officially adopted by Arizona on February 14, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction to Arkansas, US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "States, Popular Names of". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. - ↑ California Government Code Section 420.75 Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
- ↑ "State Symbols". California State Library. State of California. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- 1 2 3 4 "Colorado". NetState.com. NState, LLC. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- 1 2 "Colorado State Name and Nicknames". Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ↑ "Colorado State Flower". Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ↑ "Colorado Water History" (asp). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ↑ Denver, Colorado
- ↑ "Colorado". USAtourist.com. USATourist. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ↑ Colorado Ski Country USA history Archived 2014-03-16 at Archive.is
- ↑ Introduction to Colorado, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Dermondy, K.C. (May 6, 2014). "Colorado's 10 Most Picturesque Mountain Towns | OutThere Colorado". OutThere Colorado. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
This “Switzerland of America” as it’s often called, sits deep in the heart of the dramatic San Juan Mountains. It’s lined with grand Victorian buildings and is home to natural hot springs where you can soak up all of that scenery while relaxing in the soothing warm waters.
- ↑ Conn. Stat. Sec. 3-110a, retrieved Nov. 4, 2013
- ↑ "WCSU - Connecticut as the Provision State". www.wcsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction to Delaware, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Jewel among the states (Quotation)". Monticello.ORG. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ↑ Delaware Code Title 29 Section 318 retrieved on February 28, 2011
- 1 2 Farhi, Paul. (2010, July 30). After initial obscurity, 'The DMV' nickname for Washington area picks up speed. Washington Post. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction to Florida, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Quick Facts: State Symbols". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ↑ "Folklife: Customs and Local Traditions". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ↑ "History & Archaeology: Antebellum Industrialization". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ↑ "Land & Resources: Peanuts". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ↑ https://www.visittheusa.com/state/guam Guam (Visittheusa.com). Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_GUAM.html Worldlicenseplates.com. Guam. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.andersen.af.mil/News/Articles/Article/754311/driven-by-island-heritage-guam-native-serves-country-community-family/ Driven by island heritage, Guam native serves country, community, family. Arielle Vasquez. May 08, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Hawaii Revised Statutes § 5-7". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Introduction to Hawaii, 50 States.
- ↑ "HAWAII: A RAINBOW OF CULTURAL RICHES: A world of traditions blending for centuries offers cultural activities of colorful diversity". Guidebookamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ 808 State Frequently Asked Questions: Where did 808 State get their name from?, 808 State Official Website.
- ↑ 808 State Update, Talk Radio Hawaii
- ↑ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Second of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- 1 2 Introduction to Idaho, 50 States.
- ↑ "SuperPages: Idaho History". Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ "Illinois". Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- 1 2 3 4 Introduction to Illinois, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ The unofficial sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame Archived 2005-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. and by sports journalist Frank DeFord) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).
- ↑ "Iowa State Nickname - "The Hawkeye State"". State Symbols USA. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Introduction to Kentucky, 50 States.
- ↑ "State Nicknames". 50states.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ Judy Colbert, Off the Beaten Path: Maryland and Delaware, 8th ed., 2007, ISBN 978-0-7627-4418-3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The State of Maryland - An Introduction to the Old Line State from". Netstate.Com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Third of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ Archives of Maryland Online Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Introduction to Massachusetts, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Massachusetts (state, United States), Britannica Online, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Andrew Ryan, Report: 'Taxachusetts' label remains part of Massachusetts' past, Boston Globe, April 6, 2007.
- ↑ Daniel J. Flynn, 'Taxachusetts' no more?, Forbes, October 22, 2008.
- ↑ 'Taxachusetts' Voters May Eliminate State Income Tax, Fox News, October 7, 2008.
- ↑ Michael D. Shear, Giuliani Backers Attack 'Taxachusetts Romney', The Washington Post, December 12, 2007.
- ↑ Slate's Chatterbox: The Myth of 'Taxachusetts', National Public Radio, October 15, 2004.
- ↑ Holland, Meegan (15 March 2010). "Death of Michigan's only Wolverine brings up question: Why are we still the Wolverine State?". MLive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ Jess Myers, Hockey roots run deep in Minnesota, ESPN.com, February 10, 2004
- ↑ In Montana, a Popular Expression Is Taken Off the Endangered List New York Times, August 17, 2008; Retrieved February 28, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Somerset Publishers, Inc., Jan 1, 1999, p2-3
- ↑ , Nebraska Rev. Stat. § 90-101, retrieved Nov. 4, 2013
- ↑ http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ne_intro.htm
- 1 2 3 "New Hampshire Almanac >Fast New Hampshire Facts". State of New Hampshire official website. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ↑ Peterson, Ivar (August 29, 1992). "New Jersey Is the Garbage State No More; Once Known for Its Pollution, It Is Now Known for Getting Tough on the Polluters". New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
its grim reputation as the Garbage State of a decade ago, when waste dumps smoked and smoldered, waterways were glazed with gunk and Federal officials identified more toxic cleanup sites per square mile than in any other state.
- 1 2 New Mexico Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
- ↑ New Mexico Revised Statutes, Sec. 12-3-4-N, retrieved Nov. 4, 2013
- 1 2 Introduction to North Carolina, 50 States, retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Why We are Called Tar Heels". UNC Libraries. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ Variety Vacationland Postcard Exhibit Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ https://www.guamvisitorsbureau.com/ Guamvisitorsbureau.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_NMAR.html Worldlicenseplates.com. Northern Mariana Islands. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.iexplore.com/articles/travel-guides/australia-and-south-pacific/northern-mariana-islands/things-to-do Northern Mariana Islands - Things to do. explore.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017
- ↑ "It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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- ↑ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ Writer John Francon Williams included a mention of Oregon as being the ‘Beaver State’ in 1892 in his book:The Advanced Class-Book of Modern Geography: Physical, Political, Commercial, by William Hughes and John Francon Williams, publ., London, George Philip & Son (1892) page 629: ‘OREGON, the ‘Beaver State,’ extends north of California to the Columbia River, which divides it from Washington.’
- ↑ "Oregon's license plate from 1960 to circa 1966". Plate Shack. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ↑ "98.03.04: The Taínos of Puerto Rico: Rediscovering Borinquen". Yale.edu. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- 1 2 http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-15/news/mn-5160_1_felony-charges
- ↑ "Iodine". South Carolina Encyclopedia. 2007-04-14. Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 South Dakota Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
- ↑ "South Dakota Laws 1-6-16.5". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book
- ↑ "Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols". EnchantedLearning.com. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ↑ http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/CA_USVI.html Worldlicenseplates.com. U.S. Virgin Islands. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.ducksters.com/geography/state.php?State=Virgin%20Islands Virgin Islands (Ducksters.com). Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ↑ "NetState: Utah". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "State it on a plate — Over the years, slogans, designs have taken some poetic license". Deseret News.
- ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin State Symbols Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine." in Wisconsin Blue Book 2005-2006, p. 966. Wisconsin has no Official nickname.
- ↑ Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-60870-062-2.
- ↑ Urdang, Laurence (1988). Names and Nicknames of Places and Things. Penguin Group USA,. p. 8. ISBN 9780452009073.
"America's Dairyland" A nickname of Wisconsin
- ↑ Kane, Joseph Nathan; Alexander, Gerard L. (1979). Nicknames and sobriquets of U.S. cities, States, and counties. Scarecrow Press. p. 412. ISBN 9780810812550.
Wisconsin - America's Dairyland, The Badger State ... The Copper State ...
- ↑ Herman, Jennifer L. (2008). Wisconsin Encyclopedia, American Guide. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 10. ISBN 9781878592613.
Nicknames Wisconsin is generally known as The Badger State, The Dairy State, or America's Dairyland, although in the past it has been nicknamed The Copper State.
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